Brush handle



H. P. MGMILLAN BRUSH HANDLE l Filed July 11, 1929 Snventor JY. I. McMillan may@ (lttomeg Patented Nov. 22, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HUGH I. MCMILLAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR vTO SAMUEL M. DELL 86 CO., INC., 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND BRUSH HANDLE Application filed July 11,

The invention relates to an improvement in the handle of brushes, particularly paint and Varnish brushes of all sizes and shapes. It is a common experience in painting or varnishing that the hand of the painter quickly becomes sore or calloused between the thumb and orelinger. It is also a common experience that the ngers quickly tire and become cramped from the effort to maintain the brush in proper position. The purpose of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a simple and inexpensive construction which overcomes the above-mentioned and other objectionable features, and permits the hand and lingers to remain in a natural position while grasping the brush handle, and at the same time permits a firmer grip on the brush handle, and without causing the hand to become sore or calloused.

The invention will be clearly understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved paint or varnish brush, the ferrule and bristles being shown merely in outline.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved brush grasped in the hand; andk Figure 3 is an end view of the brush, a hand grasping the handle being illustrated in outline.

Referring to the drawing more in detail` numeral l indicates the head of the brush, to which the ferrule 2 and bristles 3 are attached. The handle, in the improved form, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is indicated by numeral 4, and it will be noted that this handle is turned through an angle of about 30 degrees with respect to the head 1. In the conventional paint or varnish brush handle, the handle and the head are in the same ane.

While the drawings of the improved handle show it positioned at about 30 degrees with respect to the head, it will, of course, be understood that this angle may be varied as desired. The angular positioning ot the handle with respect to` the brush, in accordance with this invention, accomplishes several very desirable results. In the first place,

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the handle is thereby caused to just comfortably it and fill the space between the thumb and forefinger. This prevents the brush handle from continually rubbing against the skin and causing blisters and callouses. In the second place, this angular relation of the handle, permits it to be grasped in such a manner that even though it is held very lightly, yet it will not turn in the hand. In the third place, this angular relation of the handle permits the thumb to naturally encircle the handle to such an extent that it permits pressure to be easily applied to the brush without straining or tiring the iingers or thumb.

In general, this invention pro-vides a handle construction-for paint or varnish brushes, which permits the brush to be firmly held in a natural and unstrained manner, whereby the handle may be held more irmly and with 70 less effort than has heretofore been possible, and at the same time prevents the hand from becoming blistered or otherwise injured.

Having fully described the invention, what I claim as new is: 75

A paint brush including a flat head, and a handle of a general oval shape in crosssection, the central plane of said handle being positioned at an oblique angle with respect to the central plane of said head. 8

HUGH P. MGMILLAN. 

